Leviticus 1:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he shall split it at its wings, but shall not divide it completely: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, on the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְשִׁסַּ֨ע אֹת֣וֹ בִכְנָפָיו֮ לֹ֣א יַבְדִּיל֒ וְהִקְטִ֨יר אֹת֤וֹ הַכֹּהֵן֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה עַל־הָעֵצִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הָאֵ֑שׁ עֹלָ֣ה ה֗וּא אִשֵּׁ֛ה רֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

wə-šissaʿ ʾōtô bi-ḵnāpāyw, not yabdîl. wə-hiqṭîr ʾōtô ha-kōhēn ha-mizbēḥâ upon-the-ʿēṣîm which upon-the-ʾēš. ʿōlâ hûʾ ʾiššê rêaḥ nîḥōaḥ la-YHWH.

Grammar Details

• *wə-šissaʿ*: waw conjunctive + Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he shall split/tear
• *ʾōtô*: direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - it
• *bi-ḵnāpāyw*: preposition + noun, feminine dual + 3rd masculine singular suffix - by its wings
• *yabdîl*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall divide/separate
• *wə-hiqṭîr*: waw conjunctive + Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he shall burn as incense
• *ha-kōhēn*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the priest
• *ha-mizbēḥâ*: noun, masculine singular with definite article + directional heh - to the altar
• *ʿēṣîm*: noun, masculine plural with definite article - the wood/sticks
• *ʾēš*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - the fire
• *ʿōlâ*: noun, feminine singular - burnt offering
• *hûʾ*: pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - it/that
• *ʾiššê*: noun, masculine singular construct - fire offering
• *rêaḥ nîḥōaḥ*: construct phrase - soothing aroma/pleasing odor

Word Meanings

• *wə-šissaʿ*: and he shall split/tear/cleave
• *yabdîl*: he shall divide/separate/sever completely
• *wə-hiqṭîr*: and he shall burn/offer up in smoke/turn into smoke
• *ʾiššê*: fire offering/offering made by fire
• *rêaḥ nîḥōaḥ*: soothing aroma/pleasing odor/sweet savor

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He shall tear it open by its wings without dividing it completely. Then the priest shall burn it on the wood that is on the fire on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he shall cave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and he shall rend{H8156} it by the wings{H3671} thereof, [but] shall not divide it asunder.{H914} And the priest{H3548} shall burn{H6999} it upon the altar,{H4196} upon the wood{H6086} that is upon the fire:{H784} it is a burnt-offering,{H5930} an offering made by fire,{H801} of a sweet{H5207} savor{H7381} unto Jehovah.{H3068}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he shall cleave{H8156}{(H8765)} it with the wings{H3671} thereof, but shall not divide it asunder{H914}{(H8686)}: and the priest{H3548} shall burn{H6999}{(H8689)} it upon the altar{H4196}, upon the wood{H6086} that is upon the fire{H784}: it is a burnt sacrifice{H5930}, an offering made by fire{H801}, of a sweet{H5207} savour{H7381} unto the LORD{H3068}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  ad breke his winges but plucke the not a sundre. And the let the preast burne it vpo the alter, eue apo the wodd that lyeth apo the fire, a burntsacrifice ad an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto the Lorde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and he shall deuyde the wynges of it, but not breake the cleane of. And thus shall the prest burne it vpon the altare, euen vpon the wodd that lyeth vpo the fyre, for a burntsacrifice. This is an offerynge of a swete sauoure vnto the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he shall cleaue it with his wings, but not deuide it asunder: and the Priest shall burne it vpon the altar vpon the wood that is in the fire: for it is a burnt offering, an oblation made by fire for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he shall breake the wynges of it, but plucke them not asunder: And the priest shal burne it vpon the aulter, euen vpon the wood that is vpon the fire, that it may be a burnt offeryng, an oblation made by fire for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, [but] shall not divide [it] asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that [is] upon the fire: it [is] a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He shall tear it by its wings, but shall not divide it apart. The priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor to Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he hath cleaved it with its wings (he doth not separate `it'), and the priest hath made it a perfume on the altar, on the wood, which `is' on the fire; it `is' a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he shall rend it by the wings thereof, `but' shall not divide it asunder; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he shall rend it by the wings thereof, [but] shall not divide it asunder. And the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And let it be broken open at the wings, but not cut in two; and let it be burned on the altar by the priest on the wood which is on the fire; it is a burned offering; an offering made by fire for a sweet smell to the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He shall tear it by its wings, but shall not divide it apart. The priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and tear it open by its wings without dividing it into two parts. Finally, the priest must offer it up in smoke on the altar on the wood which is in the fire– it is a burnt offering, a gift of a soothing aroma to the LORD.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 15:10 : 10 And he took all these to him, and divided them in the middle, and laid each piece against another: but he did not divide the birds.
• Lev 1:9-9 : 9 But its entrails and its legs shall he wash with water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD. 10 And if his offering is of the flocks, namely, of the sheep or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring a male without blemish.
• Lev 1:13 : 13 But he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.
• Lev 5:8 : 8 And he shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer the one for the sin offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it completely:
• Ps 16:10 : 10 For You will not leave my soul in hell; nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
• Matt 27:50 : 50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the spirit.
• John 19:30 : 30 When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
• Rom 4:25 : 25 Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification.
• Heb 10:6-9 : 6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you had no pleasure. 7 Then I said, Behold, I have come (in the volume of the book it is written of me) to do your will, O God. 8 Previously saying, Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin you did not desire, nor had pleasure in them (which are offered according to the law), 9 Then he said, Behold, I have come to do your will, O God. He takes away the first that he may establish the second. 10 By that will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 11 And every priest stands daily ministering and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: 12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God;
• Heb 13:15-16 : 15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. 16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
• 1 Pet 1:19-21 : 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 20 He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, 21 Who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
• 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit;
• Gen 8:21 : 21 And the LORD smelled a pleasing aroma, and the LORD said in His heart, I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the imagination of his heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again destroy every living thing, as I have done.